How rare is Trick Shovel?

Trick Shovel is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across XY - Flashfire.

Is Trick Shovel a chase card?

Not really — Trick Shovel is a Uncommon that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the XY - Flashfire set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Trick Shovel collectible?

Trick Shovel combines its Uncommon rarity from XY - Flashfire, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Trick Shovel

Name: Trick Shovel - XY - Flashfire (98/106)
Brand: Pokemon

XY - Flashfire · 98/106 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $1.17

Low $1.17

High $1.17

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $1.25

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

XY - Flashfire

Number

98/106

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Trick Shovel: Rarity & Collectibility

Trick Shovel in its sought-after Reverse_Holofoil variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #98/106 of the XY - Flashfire set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Trick Shovel?

In 2026, a Near Mint Trick Shovel (Uncommon, XY - Flashfire #98/106) changes hands at roughly $1.17, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $1.17, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.15. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.17, Lightly Played $0.58, Moderately Played $0.44, Heavily Played $0.20, Damaged $0.15 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$3.29	$3.29	$3.29	6
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.45	$2.45	$2.45	11
ebay	PSA 9	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25	3
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.15	$0.15	$0.15	0
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.20	$0.20	$0.20	23
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.58	$0.56	$1.00	26
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.44	$0.44	$0.44	9
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17	59

Collector Outlook for Trick Shovel

Trick Shovel is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Trick Shovel on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.